Listen: 'F-tards,' jail bait and 'cowardly RINOs'

Sex dominates the political debate in Washington and Texas

U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi becomes the latest casualty of the sex-harassment scandal in Washington, even as new allegations surface that he crudely treated staffers and was boorish and worse with woman who worked for him.

In Austin, the filing period for candidates in 2018 elections closed, and almost immediately the sparks started flying -- first between incumbent Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and GOP challenger over a 1981 song by Ted Nugent, Miller's campaign chairman.

Nugent's "Jail Bait" is about sexual notions about a 13-year-old girl. Oops!

Jeff Mateer, who had been nominated for a federal judgeship, had his name withdrawn by President Trump over comments he made in a 2015 speech suggesting that transgender children were part of "Satan's Plan."

Photo: Spencer Selvidge For The San Antonio Express-News

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Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (shown) is being challenged in the 2018 Republican primary by Trey Blocker, a lobbyist and Austin attorney who specializes in ethics law — and the race is already looking like it could get ugly. less

Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (shown) is being challenged in the 2018 Republican primary by Trey Blocker, a lobbyist and Austin attorney who specializes in ethics law — and the race is already looking ... more

Photo: Spencer Selvidge For The San Antonio Express-News

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Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, arrives for a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Washington.

Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, arrives for a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Washington.

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Jeff Mateer was at Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse in Fort Worth on Aug. 12, 2016. Mateer, a top aide to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, was nominated by President Donald Trump to be federal judge in Texas.

Jeff Mateer was at Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse in Fort Worth on Aug. 12, 2016. Mateer, a top aide to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, was nominated by President Donald Trump to be federal judge in Texas.

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Listen: 'F-tards,' jail bait and 'cowardly RINOs'

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At the Texas Capitol, Gov. Greg Abbott has dispatched storied Texas Rangers to investigate reports of sexual abuse in the state's youth lockups.